Music for Sleeping, by Circling Crows

Music for Sleeping

by Circling Crows

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Sleep Stages 01:30:00

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This represents a first foray into music for sleeping, inspired by academic research, other musicians' intentionally soporific efforts, and my own ongoing quest for quality sleep.

The work is divided into seven sections, each representing the stages of sleep experienced in the first 90 minutes of a typical night, "down" stages 1-4, then back "up" through 3, 2, and into REM. In keeping with this, the drones throughout the piece change the frequency of their pattern from theta (7Hz-4Hz) to delta (4Hz and below), reaching their nadir at about 45 minutes, then climbing back up into theta rates in the REM stage. Similarly, the music in each stage changes accordingly, with more active, complex melodies and harmonies in the first and last stages, evolving to simpler, more static and timbral sounds approaching and leading away from stage 4. Although organized by sleep stage, the work is intended to be listened to as a whole, thus the single track.

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released June 3, 2023

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Circling Crows Baltimore, Maryland

I'm a psychologist and violist reconnecting with my musical roots. Instrument design and construction, as well as viola, computer music, and field recordings are my current sonic interests.

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